draped
/dɹeɪpt/
draped adjective: covered by or clothed in cloth that drapes loosely around the object or body. Also the simple past and past participle of drape.
Adjective
draped (comparative more draped, superlative most draped)
- Covered by or clothed in cloth that drapes loosely around the object or body.
- The Venus Victrix is more draped than we expected from the subject, for the Princess Borghèse lay for it, as all the scandalous Chronicles have repeated a dozen times, in a state of nudity— certainly not consistent with the notions of female decency entertained in our climate.1822, S. Prowett, “The Works of Antonio Canova”, in The Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, page 793
- He was followed (literally) by a troupe of very draped ladies, exactly the score of 'love-sick maidens', led by an imperious Lady Jane.1969, Evan Senior, Music and Musicians - Volume 18, page 17
- Having curtains or drapery (often of a specified type)
- And for the newly mobilized, vacationing multitudes after the Second World War, there were the "Colonial" pilgrimages, which allowed lowly folk to step inside the very draped and chandeliered rooms where our Betters had lived out their Elegant and Traditional Colonial Lives.1997, John Bentley Mays, Power in the Blood: Land, Memory, and a Southern Family, page 91
- Valances, swags, or cornices may be installed over draped walls to enhance the impression of a window treatment.2007, Karla J. Nielson, Interior Textiles: Fabrics, Application, and Historic Style, page 168
- Loosely fitted, with softly hanging fabric.
- Double-breasted coats, swagger coats, bias, very draped, and very pleated skirts require more cloth than straight cuts and hence cost more.1957, Mabel Deane Erwin, Clothing for Moderns, page 166
- Not to mention he was draped in those gaudy symbols.2007 March 16, Capcom Production Studio 4, quoting Trilo, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All, Europe: Capcom, →OCLC, Nintendo DS, scene: Part 3: Investigation, Circus Entrance...
- Hanging loosely.
- They lay side by side, limbs draped, energy exhausted.2013, James H. Jackson, Race
- Completing the picture are some heavily draped power lines, a few meandering chickens and, looking completely incongruous, a dry docked, large and sleek, modern motor boat.2014, Dorothy E. Groszhans, Ecuadorothy, page 88
- surrounding or surrounded.
- Her energy is very draped. She is covering and caring for many that she loves and supports. The draping will extend as she moves forward on her path.2012, Dane Boggs, Reiki Awakening: A Spiritual Journey, page 82
- His comprehensive correspondence with the musician Heinrich Köselitz (pseudonym Peter Gast) for example reads like a single repository of meteorological lamentations and complaints about the daily weather: Nietzsche feels "very draped and hidden" again and again, incapable of any productivity...2017, Patrick Ramponi, “Nietzshe's Meteoropathy”, in Sarah Fekadu, Hanna Straß-Senol, Tobias Döring, editor, REAL, page 145
Also used as
draped is also the simple past and past participle of drape.
Examples of draped in a sentence
- The hero, of whom only part of the nude torso and draped lower body is preserved, reclines toward the right on a draped kline.2017, Carol L. Lawton, Votive Reliefs:
- As Marilyn led them down the hallway, Lorna glanced into the partially draped rooms.2015, Rainer Rey, The Find:
- See the high cowl but here wider and very draped .2007, Nirupama Pundir, Fashion Technology: Today and Tomorrow, page 139:
- More complicated designs, draped and otherwise, require their wearer to move in a certain way.2014, Linda Przybyszewski, The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish, page 1977:
Forms of draped
| comparative | more draped |
|---|---|
| superlative | most draped |
Words formed from draped
Phrases with draped
Words that rhyme with draped
Questions about draped
- What does draped mean?
- Draped means covered by or clothed in cloth that drapes loosely around the object or body.
- How do you use draped in a sentence?
- The hero, of whom only part of the nude torso and draped lower body is preserved, reclines toward the right on a draped kline.
- What part of speech is draped?
- Draped is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce draped?
- Draped is pronounced /dɹeɪpt/.
Words near draped in the dictionary
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